Silver dragon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ tweaks

2026-02-27T14:22:49Z

‎dNetHack: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2025-01-29T16:35:44Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ finish orphaned fragment

2024-06-27T16:15:36Z

‎Strategy: finish orphaned fragment

Umbire the Phantom: /* As a pet */ typo

2024-06-27T12:40:54Z

‎As a pet: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ correction + slight copyedit

2024-06-27T12:31:31Z

‎Strategy: correction + slight copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-06-27T10:23:53Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: dnh

2024-05-31T22:35:50Z

dnh

Umbire the Phantom: bit of copyedit to give this more flesh

2024-05-31T22:35:05Z

bit of copyedit to give this more flesh

Noisytoot: /* dNetHack */ not speed 12, s/orange/silver/

2024-05-31T00:24:54Z

‎dNetHack: not speed 12, s/orange/silver/

Umbire the Phantom: dragon revamp 5.5/? - break time!

2024-05-31T00:16:34Z

dragon revamp 5.5/? - break time!

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], silver dragons have their difficulty slightly raised to 21, and their effective AC is boosted to -4. The silver dragon's attacks are made stronger, with an additional 4d10 tailslap attack that they will use once every global turn, and their breath attacks also ignore reflection, unless the source is from [[Dragon armor (dNetHack)|dragon armor]] (such as their scales) or an artifact that grants dragonbreath reflection.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], silver dragons have their difficulty slightly raised to 21, and their effective AC is boosted to -4. The silver dragon's attacks are made stronger, with an additional 4d10 tailslap attack that they will use once every global turn, and their breath attacks also ignore reflection, unless the source is from [[Dragon armor (dNetHack)|dragon armor]] (such as their scales) or an artifact that grants [[dragonbreath reflection]].
 ===EvilHack===

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Breath 4d6 cold, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4
+  |attacks=Breath 4d6 [[cold]], bite 3d8 physical, claw 1d4 physical, claw 1d4 physical
   |weight=4500
   |nutr=1500
   |size=Gigantic
-  |resistances=[[Cold]]
+  |resistances=[[Cold resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|A silver dragon|fly=1|thick=1|nohands=1|seeinvis=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|magic=1}}
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 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Silver dragons are one of the few dragons whose scales do not gain an additional extrinsic property.
-Dragons and other large enough monsters can inflict knockback with their melee attacks, making them exceedingly dangerous to fight near [[pool]]s or [[lava]] and capable of forcing characters back into breath weapon range - the silver dragon's breath weapon can freeze water or lava behind the character if the ray misses, which can partially lower the hazard potential, though this also introduces the possibility of being knocked onto newly-formed [[ice]] and then drowned by rays of [[fire]].}}
+Dragons and other large enough monsters can inflict knockback with their melee attacks, making them exceedingly dangerous to fight near [[pool]]s or [[lava]] and capable of forcing characters back into breath weapon range - the silver dragon's breath weapon can freeze water or lava behind the character if the ray misses, which can partially lower the hazard potential, though this also introduces the possibility of being knocked onto newly-formed [[ice]] and then drowned by rays of [[Fire (element)|fire]].}}
 ===As a pet===

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 ==Strategy==
-The silver dragon's reflective scales protect it from [[ray]]-based [[spell]]s and [[wand]]s, which significantly limits a character's offensive options against them; fortunately, they only have cold resistance, and their low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] can still be used against them - [[poison]] is still an effective means of dealing with a silver dragon, and [[scroll]]s such as {{? of|fire|and=1|stinking cloud}} . Wielded or thrown [[potion]]s (e.g. {{! of|sleeping|paralysis|or=1|oil}}) can soften them up for the character's primary melee and/or projectile weapons, but care should be taken not to have them destroyed by cold breath.
+The silver dragon's reflective scales protect it from [[ray]]-based [[spell]]s and [[wand]]s, which significantly limits a character's offensive options against them; fortunately, they only have cold resistance, and their low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] can still be used against them - [[poison]] is still an effective means of dealing with a silver dragon, and [[scroll]]s such as {{? of|fire|and=1|stinking cloud}} can severely weaken them. Wielded or thrown [[potion]]s (e.g. {{! of|sleeping|paralysis|or=1|oil}}) can soften a silver dragon up for the character's primary melee and/or projectile weapons, but care should be taken not to have them destroyed by its cold breath.
 Silver dragons are commonly sought out by characters looking to procure silver dragon scale mail and complement an existing or future source of [[magic resistance]]: they are a somewhat common target for [[reverse genocide]] in particular by characters observing [[wishless]] [[conduct]], or else by characters that have either not yet obtained a [[wish]] or are looking to save on one.

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 ===As a pet===
-As pets and steeds, silver dragons sometimes compete with [[gray dragon]]s: both possess flight, useful breath weapons and immunity to death rays. The silver dragon has the added perk of being completely immune to rays (particularly including a [[black dragon]]'s [[disintegration]] breath) and reflecting them back at attackers. A silver dragon's breath can also bridge [[moat]]s for later crossing, though the [[ice]] will not always persist. Unfortunately, on top of a dragon's usual low speed and lack of other resistances, silver dragons can also fall victim to poison or [[polymorph trap]]s, which gray dragons are protected against by their intrinsic magic resistance; a character riding a silver dragon prevents them being polymorphed by the trap if they have their own source of magic resistance. There are also many faster and/or stronger steed than dragons in general, though most of those candidates lack a means of reflection.
+As pets and steeds, silver dragons sometimes compete with [[gray dragon]]s: both possess flight, useful breath weapons and immunity to death rays. The silver dragon has the added perk of being completely immune to rays (particularly including a [[black dragon]]'s [[disintegration]] breath) and reflecting them back at attackers. A silver dragon's breath can also bridge [[moat]]s for later crossing, though the [[ice]] will not always persist. Unfortunately, on top of a dragon's usual low speed and lack of other resistances, silver dragons can also fall victim to poison or [[polymorph trap]]s, which gray dragons are protected against by their intrinsic magic resistance; a character riding a silver dragon prevents them being polymorphed by the trap if they have their own source of magic resistance. There are also many faster and/or stronger steeds than dragons in general, though most of those candidates lack a means of reflection.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Monsters can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, meaning that a silver dragon can be fed in order to gain resistance against common pet-killers such as poison. In particular, silver dragons can gain [[fire resistance]], making it more likely that one brought to the [[Elemental Planes]] can survive through the [[Plane of Fire]].}}

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 Silver dragons are commonly sought out by characters looking to procure silver dragon scale mail and complement an existing or future source of [[magic resistance]]: they are a somewhat common target for [[reverse genocide]] in particular by characters observing [[wishless]] [[conduct]], or else by characters that have either not yet obtained a [[wish]] or are looking to save on one.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Silver dragons are the only dragons whose scales do not gain an additional extrinsic property.
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Silver dragons are one of the few dragons whose scales do not gain an additional extrinsic property.
-Dragons and other large enough monsters can also inflict knockback with their melee attacks, making them exceedingly dangerous to fight near [[pool]]s or [[lava]] and capable of forcing characters back into breath weapon range -  the silver dragon's breath weapon can freeze water or lava behind the character if the ray misses, which can partially lower the hazard potential, though this also introduces the possibility of being knocked onto newly-formed [[ice]] and then drowned by rays of [[fire]].}}
+Dragons and other large enough monsters can inflict knockback with their melee attacks, making them exceedingly dangerous to fight near [[pool]]s or [[lava]] and capable of forcing characters back into breath weapon range - the silver dragon's breath weapon can freeze water or lava behind the character if the ray misses, which can partially lower the hazard potential, though this also introduces the possibility of being knocked onto newly-formed [[ice]] and then drowned by rays of [[fire]].}}
 ===As a pet===

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated silver dragons are always created hostile. A [[baby silver dragon]] can [[grow up]] into an silver dragon.
+Randomly generated silver dragons are always created hostile. A [[baby silver dragon]] can [[grow up]] into a silver dragon.
 Hostile silver dragons can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. Characters and monsters that [[polymorph]] while wearing silver dragon scales or [[silver dragon scale mail]] will turn into silver dragons.
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], silver dragons are buffed similarly to GruntHack: their attacks are made stronger as in GruntHack and reordered, including the addition of the digestion attack. Silver dragons do not gain intrinsics from their scales, but the scales now confer cold resistance like silver dragons possess intrinsically.
+In [[EvilHack]], silver dragons are buffed similarly to GruntHack: their attacks are made stronger as in GruntHack and reordered, including the addition of the digestion attack. Silver dragons do not gain any new intrinsics from their scales, but the scales now confer cold resistance like silver dragons possess intrinsically.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Strategy==
-The silver dragon's reflective scales protect it from [[ray]]-based [[spell]]s and [[wand]]s, severely reducing a character's effective options against it; fortunately, they only have cold resistance, and their low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] can be used against them. Wielded or thrown [[potion]]s (e.g. {{! of|sleeping|paralysis}}) can immobilize them or else soften them up for the character's primary melee and/or projectile weapons, but care should be taken not to have them destroyed by cold breath. The reflective power of their scales also makes them a common target for [[reverse genocide]] by players seeking [[silver dragon scale mail]] in order to complement a source of [[magic resistance]] and protect their inventory from item-destroying rays.
+The silver dragon's reflective scales protect it from [[ray]]-based [[spell]]s and [[wand]]s, which significantly limits a character's offensive options against them; fortunately, they only have cold resistance, and their low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] can still be used against them - [[poison]] is still an effective means of dealing with a silver dragon, and [[scroll]]s such as {{? of|fire|and=1|stinking cloud}} . Wielded or thrown [[potion]]s (e.g. {{! of|sleeping|paralysis|or=1|oil}}) can soften them up for the character's primary melee and/or projectile weapons, but care should be taken not to have them destroyed by cold breath.
 ===As a pet===
-As pets and steeds, silver dragons sometimes compete with [[gray dragon]]s - both possess flight, useful breath weapons and immunity to death rays. The silver dragon has the added perk of being completely immune to elemental rays by virtue of reflecting them, which can also kill the attacker if the ray came from a wand. Its breath can also bridge [[moat]]s for later crossing, though the ice will not always persist. Unfortunately, on top of low speed and lack of other resistances that can work against them, they can also fall victim to [[poison]] or [[polymorph trap]]s - the gray dragon's scales at least give it protection against the latter. There are also many faster and/or stronger steed than dragons in general, though most such choices lack reflection of their own.
+As pets and steeds, silver dragons sometimes compete with [[gray dragon]]s: both possess flight, useful breath weapons and immunity to death rays. The silver dragon has the added perk of being completely immune to rays (particularly including a [[black dragon]]'s [[disintegration]] breath) and reflecting them back at attackers. A silver dragon's breath can also bridge [[moat]]s for later crossing, though the [[ice]] will not always persist. Unfortunately, on top of a dragon's usual low speed and lack of other resistances, silver dragons can also fall victim to poison or [[polymorph trap]]s, which gray dragons are protected against by their intrinsic magic resistance; a character riding a silver dragon prevents them being polymorphed by the trap if they have their own source of magic resistance. There are also many faster and/or stronger steed than dragons in general, though most of those candidates lack a means of reflection.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Silver dragons are the only dragons whose scales do not gain an additional extrinsic property. They and other large enough monsters can also inflict knockback with their melee attacks, making them exceedingly dangerous to fight near [[pool]]s or [[lava]] and capable of forcing characters back into breath weapon range - the breath weapon can freeze water or lava behind the character if the ray misses, which can partially lower the hazard potential, though this also introduces the possibility of being knocked onto the newly-formed ice and then drowned by rays of [[fire]].}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Monsters can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, meaning that a silver dragon can be fed in order to gain resistance against common pet-killers such as poison. In particular, silver dragons can gain [[fire resistance]], making it more likely that one brought to the [[Elemental Planes]] can survive through the [[Plane of Fire]].}}
 ==History==
-The silver dragon first appears in [[SLASH 6]], the last release of SLASH based on [[NetHack 3.1.3]], and makes its vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
+The silver dragon first appears in [[SLASH 6]], the last release of [[SLASH]] based on [[NetHack 3.1.3]], and makes its vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
 ==Variants==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], silver dragons have their speed raised to 12, their difficulty is slightly raised to 21, and their effective AC is boosted to -4. The orange dragon's attacks are made stronger, with an additional 4d10 tailslap attack that they will use once every global turn, and their breath attacks also ignore reflection, unless the source is from [[Dragon armor (dNetHack)|dragon armor]] or an artifact that grants dragonbreath reflection.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], silver dragons have their difficulty slightly raised to 21, and their effective AC is boosted to -4. The silver dragon's attacks are made stronger, with an additional 4d10 tailslap attack that they will use once every global turn, and their breath attacks also ignore reflection, unless the source is from [[Dragon armor (dNetHack)|dragon armor]] or an artifact that grants dragonbreath reflection.
 ===EvilHack===

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 ===As a pet===
 As pets and steeds, silver dragons sometimes compete with [[gray dragon]]s - both possess flight, useful breath weapons and immunity to death rays. The silver dragon has the added perk of being completely immune to elemental rays by virtue of reflecting them, which can also kill the attacker if the ray came from a wand. Its breath can also bridge [[moat]]s for later crossing, though the ice will not always persist. Unfortunately, on top of low speed and lack of other resistances that can work against them, they can also fall victim to [[poison]] or [[polymorph trap]]s - the gray dragon's scales at least give it protection against the latter. There are also many faster and/or stronger steed than dragons in general, though most such choices lack reflection of their own.
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
-{{main|Dragon#Variants}}
+Many variants alter the silver dragon and other dragons to make them more varied and/or threatening.
-===Biodiversity patch===
+===SLASH'EM===
-In the [[biodiversity patch]], the silver dragon is renamed to the '''amphitere'''.
+{{Main|Dragon (SLASH'EM)}}
-===SLASH'EM===
+Silver dragons can appear in [[dragon lair]]s and [[the Wyrm Caves]].
-{{main|Dragon (SLASH'EM)}}
-As with all other dragons in SLASH'EM, baby silver dragons have a base level of 4 instead of 12, and can be encountered via random generation in ordinary levels with a frequency of 2 - they are also eligible for creation on many levels that generate random {{white|D}} on level creation. Adult silver dragons have a base level of 18 instead of 15.
+===NetHack brass===
-Unlike most other dragons, baby and adult silver dragons do not hit as a +1 or +3 weapon respectively. Adult silver dragons will not turn [[traitor]] while tame.
+===GruntHack===
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], all dragons have their breaths, resistances, and colors randomized, allowing any non-[[chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] to appear as silver.
+In [[UnNetHack]] and [[DynaHack]], all dragons have their breath weapons, resistances, and names randomized each game, allowing any non-[[Chromatic dragon (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon]] to appear as silver - the default '''reflection dragon''' is the amphitere.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], silver dragons are the only source of reflection that can withstand a dragon's breath attack.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], silver dragons have their speed raised to 12, their difficulty is slightly raised to 21, and their effective AC is boosted to -4. The orange dragon's attacks are made stronger, with an additional 4d10 tailslap attack that they will use once every global turn, and their breath attacks also ignore reflection, unless the source is from [[Dragon armor (dNetHack)|dragon armor]] or an artifact that grants dragonbreath reflection.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]